F-16C Falcon Engine 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an up close shot of the F-16C advanced fighter engine. It gives you a great perspective on how large the engine is compared to the rest of the aircraft. Enjoy!

B52 Bomber Refueling 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

One of the best views from an airplane is out the back of a refueler. Check out the B-52 bomber catching some fuel. I'd love to go on one of these missions.

A-10 Formation Flight Over Alaska 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot here of two A-10 Thunderbolts in formation of a range in Alaska. The AK on the tails represents Eielson AFB, Alaska.

It's interesting that the A-10 would get stationed there, but I'm sure there's a reason.


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Friday Video: F-14 Salute

Seeing videos of the F-14 Tomcat in action never gets old.

F-16A Cockpit 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Over the weekend I flew with my wife to Ohio. Besides doing fun things like visiting King's Island theme park, eating great food in Cincinnati, and overall having a blast, we made a stop on Sunday at the National Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH.

I brought my camera thinking I would get a million photos. What I needed to bring was a tripod since the aircraft are in darkly lit hangers! Oh well....

I was able to take a few decent shots like this photo of an F-16A Falcon cockpit.

The Air Force museum was incredible and a worthy rival to NAS Pensacola's Naval museum. Not only do you get to see an amazing variety of aircraft, you will also see historically famous aircraft. The Cold War display alone featured the B-2, B-1, F-117, EF-111, F-111, A-10, Tornado, F-16, F-4, F-15, Mig-29, and more.

If you love aviation, this museum is a must-see. Next time I'll remember to bring a tripod.

B-52 Bomber Refueling 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here' s the B-52 Bomber (otherwise known as the BUFF) catching some fuel. Like the energizer bunny, these bombers just keep going and going.

Friday Video: Dogfighting in an F-18 Hornet

Want to see what it's like to dogfight in an F-18? Check out this video!

F-15C Aerial Refuel 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's an F-15C Eagle catching some fuel. Won't have these fighters around much longer. An era is definitely fading away.

T-45A Goshawk In-Flight 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice picture here of the T-45A Goshawk naval trainer. I bet it would be a blast to fly it... Any Navy guys want to arrange a ride for me?

F-16C In-Flight 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Hey all, here's another great in-flight shot of the F-16C Fighting Falcon. It's got two laser-guided bombs, a Maverick missile, along with two fuel tanks. Enjoy!

F/A-18F Bounty Hunters Afterburner Takeoff 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot here of an F/A-18F from the Bounty Hunters squadron doing a full-ab takeoff. Enjoy!

Friday Video: F-16C Engine Start

When you watch all that goes into starting an F-16, it will make you appreciate how easy cars are to drive.

USAF Thunderbird Refueling 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a rare shot of an F-16C Thunderbird catching some fuel from a tanker. The Tbird aircraft are essentially the same as current war-capable Falcons (just minor things like the gun is removed, paint scheme, etc.) If needed, they could quickly be converted back to war fighters.

F-18E and F-18F Formation Flight 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Nice shot of two F-18 Super Hornets flying in formation (hooks down). I think the Navy squadrons have done a great job personalizing the Hornets (like they did with the Tomcats).

MQ-9 Reaper UAV 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Excellent sunset shot of the MQ-9 Reaper UAV. I wonder how long before these aircraft are autonomous?

Big thanks to Pieter who filled in all last week. I really appreciated the airshow photos and video.

P-140 Auora 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's a picture of the touch-down of the Canadian P-140 Auora. This planes spends most of his time with looking for illegal fishing, migration, drugs and pollution in addition to foreign submarines. They can also perform search and rescue missions using air-droppable survival pods.
It looks a lot like a P-3 Orion. Is it the same? What is different?

Eurofighter 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

Here's probably the main reason why I went to the Leeuwarden airshow. The Eurofighter! I know it is a photo from the static, and I know that guy on the right really disturbs the whole image, but I really like this plane. Check out the HUD!

Pieter

Mirage 2000D 1680 x 1050 Widescreen Wallpaper

This one is my current wallpaper. I converted every color in black&white except all the blues. You can do this in Photoshop with the "Replace color" function. Then I used some tricks to replace some blue tshirts of the crowd around the plane.
I hope you like it!

Pieter